Synopsis

We are creatures of connection, yet what becomes of the emotional ties that unite us when they’re imperiled by unseen forces, or even supplanted entirely by technology? This episode explores such questions, introducing a woman who has recreated her deceased friend as a chatbot, allowing him to persist in digital form; a Japanese family welcoming an AI robot with childlike qualities into their household as one of their own; and a mother driven to use tracking software to monitor her teenage child